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  6. SB173 Alabama 2018 Session

SB173 Alabama 2018 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Tom Whatley
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a county or municipality may require that a dog be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would exempt agricultural work dogs, as defined in the bill, from local leash and restraint laws, except in wildlife management areas</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to dogs; to exempt agricultural work dogs from state or local leash and restraint laws; and to provide an exception for wildlife management areas. </p>
Subjects
Animals

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 21, 2018 S Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry first Amendment Offered
March 21, 2018 H Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Agriculture and Forestry
March 21, 2018 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 15, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry
March 15, 2018 S Engrossed
March 15, 2018 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 883
March 15, 2018 S Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 882
March 15, 2018 S Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Amendment Offered
March 15, 2018 S Third Reading Passed
January 25, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
January 16, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 21, 2018 Room 410 REVISED DATE (TUESDAY) at 15:00 House A&F Hearing
Hearing March 20, 2018 Room 410 at 12:00 House A&F Hearing
Hearing January 24, 2018 RM316 REMOVED SB9 FROM THE AGENDA at 14:30 Senate AC&F Hearing
Hearing January 24, 2018 RM316 at 14:30 Senate AC&F Hearing
Hearing April 26, 2017 Room 428 at 09:00 House FS Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB173 Alabama 2018 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-03-15
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Whatley motion to Adopt
2018-03-15
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB173 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry first Amendment Offered
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